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Originally Posted by yorkiesilly  Thanks matese, I am figuring it is some kind of allergy and I have changed his food a couple times but I haven’t been able to land on one that doesn’t seem to bother him.
I have taken him to the vet a couple times regarding this and they tried him on an anti-itch medication that didn’t seem to help. I recently got a prescription for him again for a new medication called Trimeprazine 5mg (Vanectyl-P) and it is supposed to be an anti-histamine. I will see how that goes for him.
He does seem like his mouth bothers him more when he comes back in from being outside, and he loves eating grass so I am not sure if the allergy could be to grass. He also seems more bothered after eating wet canned food that I give him so I am not sure if that is contributing as well. |
Food allergies in dogs account for only about 5% - 10% if all allergies. Most are environmental and/or other causes such as what I suggested about the plastic bowl which is a common allergy.
As for antihistamines, I have never had them work well. My vet uses Cytopoint which is almost like a miracle. The injection runs around $35 but usually lasts for up to two months. I have one pup who only gets about 4/year. My vet has not prescribed Apoquel (I personally won't use it because it is immuno suppressive and so far, have been very lucky with the Cytopoint).... Cytopoint alone has been wonderful plus Convenia if there is bacterial infection along with the skin issue. The more they scratch the more likely they are to get an infection.
I presently have 3 allergy pups. One is my own, the other two are fosters. Each is different.
Has your vet done a skin scraping and viewed under a scope?